In the movie Wild Bill (1995), Bill (Jeff Bridges) sees a doctor who says Bill has glaucoma, the result of too much proximity to "infected females". Bill says his "trouble" cleared up after a local doctor stuck a hot wire up his privates. Was this actually a method to treat STDs in mid 1800s?
Before anyone else makes a funny comment, we're sure OP meant gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection, and not glaucoma, increased pressure in the eye that can lead to blindness. The rules of /r/AskHistorians still apply.